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Category: Media Releases

FFAW Response to Minister Loveless

Click here to read the FFAW’s response to Minister Elvis Loveless, dated March 15, 2024.
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FFAW Calls for Drastic Changes to Provincial Processing Licensing Amid Harvester Protests in St. John’s

March 14, 2024 FFAW-Unifor is calling on the provincial government to listen to protesting fish harvesters by lifting all processing caps in the province, grant new processing licenses, and remove
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DFO’s Update on Capelin Brings Stock Out of Critical Zone 

Today’s stock assessment update from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Science team brought welcomed news to harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador today. In line with the revised northern cod
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FFAW 2J3KL Submission on Protecting Inshore Cod

Feedback on the 2J3KL northern cod fishery was due to DFO yesterday. Click here to read the Union’s submission on behalf of inshore commercical harvesters.
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SNOW CRAB ASSESSMENT UPDATE FOR 2024 SEASON

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Today, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Science Department provided a technical briefing on the latest stock assessment for snow crab in Newfoundland and Labrador. “Our
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FFAW Meets with Federal Liberal Caucus

The federal Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Caucus met with representatives of FFAW-Unifor on Friday to discuss pressing issues facing working people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Attending the meeting in person
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Response to ASP Grievance on Crab Tie-Up – What the Decision Means and Next Steps

Statement from Greg Pretty, FFAW-Unifor President February 21, 2024  The 2023 crab tie-up was an extremely difficult time for the entire province and our members in both fishing and processing.
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MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW NORTHERN COD GRADED ‘A’ FOR SUSTAINABILITY

ST. JOHN’S, NL – This month, FFAW-Unifor’s Northern Cod (2J3KL) Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) was awarded a Grade A by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) – an internationally recognized seafood
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MEDIA RELEASE: Commercial Cod Harvesters Opposed to Drastic Increases in Rec Fishery

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Commercial fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for stricter monitoring of the recreational cod fishery in the province and assert that unaccounted for removals
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Feds Handover Redfish Quota to Corporate Trawler Fleet and Abandon Canadian Communities

Federal government redfish allocations announced by Minister Diane Lebouthillier takes Canadian resources from Canadian communities and gives it to the corporate-owned trawler fleet. February 5, 2024, ST. JOHN’S NL –
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